Sentence examples for flies in the direction of from inspiring English sources
The male mosquito, sensitive only to the vibration frequencies of the hum made by the wings of the female in his own species, flies in the direction of the sound and finds the female for mating.
To start the search, a person whistles to attract a honeyguide, which flies in the direction of a hive, chattering along the way to keep the human on track.
Stones, Molotov cocktails and, in some cases, gasoline bombs fly in the direction of the police, who answer with abundant tear gas and, protesters say, birdshot.
It first flew in the direction of China, but just under an hour after take-off, while over the South China Sea, it reversed direction and flew back towards Malaysia.
The result of the second experiment indicates that the pigeon was using the position of the Sun in the sky, and that the clock shift had been effective (for the pigeon was not flying in the direction of home).
During their second-round match at the Auckland Classic, Ostapenko's racket left her hand and flew in the direction of a ball boy standing at the back of the court.
Obama expected to make a statement on the situation in Ukraine around 10 50 a.m. ET - @marykbruce July 21 , 20143.13pm BST More from Moscow on Russia's claim that a Ukrainian warplane was detected flying in the direction of MH17 before it was downed.
The Interfax-Ukraine new agency said several hundred protesters gathered outside the government building on Monday and various objects "started flying in the direction of the police", prompting the police to don gas masks and form a human chain.
Words have been exchanged, articles written and there has been plenty of flak flying in the direction of the England team from the Aussie press, players and fans alike.
